The Montgomery County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension was flooded with calls last month from concerned residents.
Although Texans in Montgomery County have been buzzing with fear over supposed sightings of “murder hornets,” experts are telling them there’s no need to prepare for Armageddon . Texans shouldn’t worry about killer-bugs this fall — just annoying ones. The Montgomery County Texas A&M AgriLife Extension was flooded with calls last month from concerned residents who saw giant, buzzing insects and fretted that they were “murder hornets,” also known as the Asian giant hornet.
What are Eastern Cicada killers? Eastern Cicada killers, also known as Giant Cicada killers, are a family of large wasps roughly 1-1.5 inches long with clear, brownish-wings and black and yellow patterns similar to most wasps. These wasps are no doubt frightful in appearance, but again, pose minimal threat to humans and agriculture When do Eastern Cicada killers come out? Do they sting? Cicada killers crop up in Texas around June, when their prey, Cicadas, are in full, noisy swing.
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